On Friday 27 June 2003 20:21, Dave Cotton wrote: > On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 18:06, John van Spaandonk wrote: > > I can print .pdf files from the > > command line both using lp and lpr. > > Just the same, but how did we end up with lp -d printer_name and lpr -P > printer_name, I've got two printers attached.
? Here I don't understand you, but I'm not a native English speaker :-\ > > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0xbfffec14, number of objects = 1 > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0x81f50f4, number of objects = 2 > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0x81e4440, number of objects = 3 > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0x81e4478, number of objects = 4 > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0x820437c, number of objects = 5 > > kdeprint: kdeprint: registering 0x820b848, number of objects = 6 > > That looks about the same as mine. > > > Using the print function of kpdf does not work (As described earlier) > > Xpdf did work, KGhostView works I switch on the printer... xpdf does nothing with print commands lp or lpr. lpq reports two print jobs, first one stays at processing, second queued. Nothing happens at the printer. Now I think about switching off and on my printer and lo and behold, the first print job comes out. And then the second. I can now print from an application! (ok, the humble xpdf). kghostview still does not work. Printjobs disappear mysteriously from the queue after having been processing for a short while. Wow, I did not even know there were so many pdf viewing applications! > > Does anyone know a good paper recycler? LOL I know how you feel. Check out http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3138. Cost me about half a cartridge and several hundred pages of paper. John
